$1M Powerball ticket sold in West Haverstraw

11:57 PM,
Nov. 29, 2012

A Powerball ticket sold at the Hess Express store on Route 9W in West Haverstraw is worth $1 million.

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The Hess Express was still buzzing Thursday as cashiers and customers talked about the Powerball results the night before: A ticket sold at the store on Route 9W matched five of the six numbers to win $1 million.

Since the news of the winning ticket from West Haverstraw circulated Thursday morning, the store had a constant flow of lottery players who bought tickets at the store prior to Wednesday night's drawing. They brought their tickets to the store's lottery machine to find out if they are the lucky winner.

"Usually, I don't expect to win. ... But I heard in the office this morning that there ...